tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.comments2017-08-18T01:16:53.407+01:00Thinking Is DangerousDr* Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477835188537933171noreply@blogger.comBlogger933125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-77181159451542238172014-06-19T23:22:34.322+01:002014-06-19T23:22:34.322+01:00I have just read the above and realise I have just...I have just read the above and realise I have just had a very narrow escape although he has still managed to mug me for £125 for spinal x-rays, nerve scan and an email of these results. I fell for the free assessment at the Folkestone airshow and told the staff that I couldn&#39;t attend the 10.30 one and a half hour&#39;s follow up session the Wednesday following my tests. I was a little bit puzzled by the mention of a group session and he was very grumpy but agreed, &quot;as he wanted to help me&quot; to a 2pm appointment last Monday. I travelled 1 and a half hours to the appointment and was on time but he arrived 20 minutes late! He got indigent when I pointed this out saying he had sacrificed family time to be there! Things could only deteriorate! I told him that as a widow I felt all the literature and forms were geared towards couples and families and all his advertising literature showed only &quot;Saga couples&quot; and &quot;sanitised ideal families&quot;. He objected saying that he treated lots of widows and had a poster of a woman with a blue rinse. This is not me! He then showed me the scans and said that as I lived so far away and didn&#39;t drive he would refer me to a more local practitioner. But then he wasn&#39;t actually able to recommend any and told me that it would cost £30 for me to have my results emailed. I told him that I wasn&#39;t happy about that as I already felt &quot;mugged&quot; and felt that the least he could do was to email them to me free of charge. He refused saying that it was a special rate. Chef has a large number of special rates but I didn&#39;t bother asking about his buy one get one free offers. I also found this clinic unnerving as everyone, even those I had never seen before, greeted me by my first name each time I went to the clinic and although they were very pleasant, they were all rather false and patronising. I did manage to discomfort one of them as I was leaving. She said, &quot;how are you?&quot; I replied, &quot;Not very happy.&quot; Something needs to be done about this man!frenchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13418699402055643623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-16855780999034262832014-02-08T04:40:17.360+00:002014-02-08T04:40:17.360+00:00I keep noticing in regard to the protest that home...I keep noticing in regard to the protest that homeopaths are stating, &quot;this just goes to show that homeopathy is safe&quot;, because apparently if you take the wrong remedy it won&#39;t harm you. But surely this strongly violates the principle of falsifiability? And has anyone proposed any sort of theoretical mechanism as to why the wrong remedy won&#39;t hurt you? For those going to the trouble of doing debunking articles, I&#39;ve not really seen this point emphasised before. May I make a request that someone covers it? <br />JohnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620011655560576693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-36327262008050120612013-11-01T01:33:30.111+00:002013-11-01T01:33:30.111+00:00Thanks Dr T for your narrow-minded, bigoted prejud...Thanks Dr T for your narrow-minded, bigoted prejudice against complementary remedies. Your unpleasant diatribes in response to others&#39; reasoned arguments based on their experiences rather than your blind promotion of &#39;science&#39; has convinced me to try Artrosilium for myself, as conventional NHS doctors and their medicines have so far produced very unpleasant and dangerous side effects - despite all your confidence in their &#39;safety&#39;! I greatly thank those more enlightened of your dissenters whose gentle intelligence I would prefer to trust!JudithMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244381901163942925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-32716962762752181162013-05-08T13:27:23.558+01:002013-05-08T13:27:23.558+01:00Excellent article. I refused to buy Coleif, despit...Excellent article. I refused to buy Coleif, despite other parents heralding it as THE Cure, mostly because it is a faff to use and costs nearly £12 a bottle. Sod that!salvyriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248615941093181124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-41190992319888028322013-02-05T04:31:48.012+00:002013-02-05T04:31:48.012+00:00Same as above, I am in NZ and received the free tu...Same as above, I am in NZ and received the free tube which I received today.Apparently it can treat psoriasis according to previous literature.Not sure if it said &#39;cure&#39;, I didn&#39;t retain it. I will be interested to see any result. Thanks for the warnings about follow up calls etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-82514407021972112942013-01-31T02:05:50.549+00:002013-01-31T02:05:50.549+00:00I am in NZ and received my free sample tube of Art...I am in NZ and received my free sample tube of Artrosilium 20ml yesterday, 30th Jan 2013, after sending away for it late last year after receiving a personally addressed letter.<br />The Order info in the newest letter says &#39;Save $100, 6Mth supply $254 (6xtubes)P&amp;P incl. Amount payable to Meditus Corp. Allow 2-3 wks for delivery. Peter Marshall guarantees it and the return Address on the reply envelope is a Manukau, Auckland PO Box 210024 in Laurence Stevens Drive.<br />As there are two call free numbers on the tube (Aust &amp; NZ) I rang the NZ one this morning to find out the size of tube they&#39;re selling for $42.33 ea. I got an answer ph mssge saying open from 12pm - 9pm. Rang back after lunch and the call transferred once, then to another customer services representative. A young man answered with very good English but with a slight accent. He told me the Tube size was 150ml. I asked him where in the Country or World I had got through to and he said the Hong Kong Office. So there you are.<br />I&#39;ve put a bit on my knee that gives me twinges now and then (I try and look after my nutrition for my joints (Fish Oil Omega 3 &amp; Glucosamine &amp; Condroitin), but thought I&#39;d try this product to see what happens.<br />The envelope has a Customs Declaration on the back (Merchandise - Skin Cream)&amp; the front has Postage Paid Hong Kong (AirMail), Permit No 4433. The Address is PO BOx 11459, GPO, Hong Kong. <br />What would happen if I sent in a payment I have no idea. the accompanying literature gives no physical address/es or Websites though the initial letter mentions Swiss and German Doctors from memory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-32761019683438428842013-01-12T01:13:40.160+00:002013-01-12T01:13:40.160+00:00Hi, I live in New Zealand and have just received a...Hi, I live in New Zealand and have just received a mailer (addressed to me personally) from Meditus Corp advertising the free sample of Artrosilium. Likewise when you go onto the online site to order the free sample it will come back saying there was no rsult for this site. Thanks for the blog - I can now see it is a scam. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-29753249375193615252013-01-09T22:41:47.711+00:002013-01-09T22:41:47.711+00:00They are still doing mail outs for a free sample h...They are still doing mail outs for a free sample here in New Zeland<br />Company name is: Meditus Corp<br />Box 210024,<br />Laurence Stevens Drive, <br />Manuaku 2154<br />Phone 0800 766 722<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-22899949481051013612013-01-04T16:16:09.123+00:002013-01-04T16:16:09.123+00:00Exactly!
There is no principle difference between ...Exactly!<br />There is no principle difference between established science and any other belief system in the sense that it is possible to disproof its own premises from within - read up Paul Feyerabend, or Thomas Kuhn. Being &quot;true&quot; because it works applies even for physics.<br />So if the system of beliefs of a Natural Nutritionist is successful, i.e. the therapies work, then it is also true.<br />My wife studied with Barbara Wren and she&#39;s had some stunning successes as a practitioner.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-29168956502151811622012-11-20T02:06:47.295+00:002012-11-20T02:06:47.295+00:00Is that the same Bureau who&#39;s chief just resig...Is that the same Bureau who&#39;s chief just resigned over the child-sex/BBC Newsnight/Lord .... false allegation storm - Bit of a shower aren&#39;t they!!Maverick Collectinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-16756438791807033682012-10-27T18:24:30.114+01:002012-10-27T18:24:30.114+01:00The guys at Clarkston Glasgow Chiropractic totally...The guys at Clarkston Glasgow Chiropractic totally relieved me of my back pain, but it took over a hundred visits at £29 a shot for a 30 second &quot;adjustment&quot;. They claimed they would never turn anyone away on financial grounds, but when I told them I couldn&#39;t afford ongoing treatment they accused me of not valuing my health! Their only advice was to take out a block booking and pay them hundreds up front to save me £29. Worse, they would wait till you were on the table, within earshot of everyone in the waiting room, then say you needed an extra session or two that week. As if you are going to say you can&#39;t afford it when there are other patients present. I had to take on a second job to pay for treatment. That in itself damaged my health. &quot;Dr.&quot; Matt (yeah, you know who you are) severely injured my hip due to his lack of professionalism. I mentioned a recent injury, he didn&#39;t take a history, but proceeded without warning to force the hip against its socket. I had to attend a physio for help. When I didn&#39;t go back they sent me letters threatening that if I didn&#39;t resume treatment I would suffer a relapse. Right. 3 years on and I&#39;m still fine. Except for my hip. And who owns Glasgow Chiropractic anyway? The &quot;receptionist&quot; at Clarkston seems to be in charge! The practitioners told me they hire out the tables, just like a hairdresser hires out a chair in a salon. Whoever owns the organisation is making a mint, not the chiropracters themselves. Why is the owner remaining anonymous? Check out the picture of his yacht on their website! The one with the picture of a spine on the main sail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-19048077679980804032012-10-25T14:23:04.098+01:002012-10-25T14:23:04.098+01:00Great little blog! It&#39;s amazing how few scient...Great little blog! It&#39;s amazing how few scientific studies of honey there appear to be. I swear it helps my stomach when I have troubles but maybe that is just placebo... anyway you missed that it also cures eye infections: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2178816/Man-cures-painful-eye-infection-99p-jar-honey.html<br />Or perhaps it&#39;s another ctrl-c/ctrl-v!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-62274163900090010342012-10-08T14:48:20.260+01:002012-10-08T14:48:20.260+01:00I think a sports orientated chiropractor can be us...I think a sports orientated chiropractor can be useful, primarily for back pain management. I personally am not convinced about seeking chiropractic assistance for anything outside this relatively narrow scope.<br /><br />A good sports orientated chiropractor will also recommend physical strengthening *or* stretching exercises (typically similar to those recommended by a physiotherapist), which he will expect you to do after leaving his office. He will be open to you seeking (1) physiotherapy (typically a combination of physical examination, massage and strength exercise recommendations) and (2) plain massage from other practitioners (preferably a masseur with sports injury experience). If a chiropractor talks in relatively solid terms, and sticks to the remit of musculo-skeletal injuries, I feel comfortable with them. Any talk of &quot;wellness&quot;, and I am inclined to find another practitioner.<br /><br />If you live around the Glasgow area, I would have no qualms recommending Ian Dingwall, who in my experience brings a hard-nosed approach to chiropractic. (Including looking at body mechanics, strength imbalances, length/tension relationships of musculature.)<br /><br />Please note that I *not* affiliated to him in any way. I merely found him via a search of the following site (under &#39;Members&#39;): http://www.chirosport.org.David (Glasgow)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-84375753156082181652012-09-28T13:58:42.610+01:002012-09-28T13:58:42.610+01:00All this blog demonstrates is that humans will see...All this blog demonstrates is that humans will see what they want to see and believe what they want to believe, and any evidence to the contrary, on either side of the arguement will tend to be dismissed out of hand. It seems the earth is still flat for many of us.<br /><br />Thankfully new light is slowly dawning.Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-72853284345759820022012-09-28T10:11:17.426+01:002012-09-28T10:11:17.426+01:00i am from finland ,and i&#39;m a physio.
i can tel...i am from finland ,and i&#39;m a physio.<br />i can tell definitely it do reduce edema very well (i applied more than 20 cases with ankle swelling after acute ankle sprain),not talking about the movement function (coz lots of them dare not move too much just following advice of pt ),just focus on effects of reducing edema,it works like a miracle,every single patient <br />get better after one day of applicaton.<br />just thinking about there is a physical therapist applying lymph massage on the same patient in the same area 24 hours a day.sure,it will helps.<br />Still it invites more quantitative researches,but i donot think its popularity is out of nothing.<br />best regards<br />TYROnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-44643699666507648262012-09-22T16:53:42.366+01:002012-09-22T16:53:42.366+01:00The trysensa website now has results from an &quot... The trysensa website now has results from an &quot;independent&quot; &quot;study&quot; (&quot;a double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted by an independent laboratory&quot;). It&#39;s worth looking at: http://www.trysensa.com/media/pdf/Abstract_Poster_Double_Blind_Study.pdf<br /><br /> It is described (in the filename) as an &quot;abstract poster&quot; but what is it an abstract of? Not a paper, but (I&#39;m guessing here) the study data. No information of any kind on the &quot;study&quot; itself. At the minimum I&#39;d say that this is a quite unconventional way to present &quot;scientific&quot; &quot;data.&quot; At the maximum I&#39;d say that - oops, I don&#39;t think I can say anything that strong on a blog like this...<br /><br /> There actually are a lot of studies on &quot;nutraceuticals&quot; these days. They are used to cherry pick data for marketing claims. I personally have done quite a few of these studies as principal investigator for a contract research organization (CRO). The sponsor of the study (company that owns the product) always seems to find something positive in the data, even if the conclusions of the CTR (clinical trial report) show no difference from placebo. Then the claim is made that it was found in a clinical study and this legitimizes their product a little so it sells more. Lay people have no idea how to evaluate a neutraceutical and they like to hear the good stuff. <br /><br />If you look at the &quot;data&quot; itself at the above link, it too looks pretty fishy if you&#39;ve done a lot of research. It is even possible that that the &quot;data&quot; was created in someone&#39;s head in the drawing of the charts. Do you really believe that the curves of an effective weight loss product would look like this over a 6 month period? Not me. <br /><br />Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-84082741078735838402012-07-31T18:07:09.258+01:002012-07-31T18:07:09.258+01:00The Guardian has now added a footnote as result of...The Guardian has now added a footnote as result of my complaint and the others it received. The footnote reads:<br /><br />• This footnote was appended on 31 July 2012. On 11 July 2012 the Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint against claims about the treatment made by a website offering Kinesio taping services.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419783839561343514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-53346974531874312402012-07-30T13:27:12.149+01:002012-07-30T13:27:12.149+01:00Here&#39;s that link again but working this time :...Here&#39;s that link again but working this time :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jul/29/magic-tape-treatment-sports-injuries?cat=lifeandstyle&amp;type=article" rel="nofollow">Kinesio tape: the latest must-have treatment for sports injuries</a><br /><br />TDr* Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477835188537933171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-55831406984452717852012-07-30T12:39:14.005+01:002012-07-30T12:39:14.005+01:00Oh dear...&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co....Oh dear...&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jul/29/magic-tape-treatment-sports-injuries?cat=lifeandstyle&amp;type=article&gt;Kinesio tape: the latest must-have treatment for sports injuries&lt;/a&gt;<br /><br />I&#39;ve emailed the Guardian, pointing out the ASA adjudication.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419783839561343514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-22847986967098922752012-07-28T08:02:36.273+01:002012-07-28T08:02:36.273+01:00On 23rd June 2012 I emailed info@fxsilica.com and ...On 23rd June 2012 I emailed info@fxsilica.com and asked if FX-SILICA the same thing as FLEXILICA and is it the same as ARTOSILIUM except it has Glucosamine and Chondroitin added. I told them I wanted to order 3 tubes, one to go to Western Australia and two to go to South Australia and asked what the postage cost would be.<br /><br />They did not have the courtesy to reply and because I could not find anyone else selling FLEXILICA I ordered 6 tubes of FX-SILICA from them on 29th June 2012 and paid 111.95 pounds ($A176.76) by Visa Card.<br /><br />By 9th July I had not received any acknowledgement of my purchase or that my order had been processed so I started hunting them down. This turned out to be a hard task because they appear to take steps to hide their identity or contact details. FX-SILICA, FXSILICA and HEALTH BROADCAST did not appear in any searches of the British register of business or trade names or in the Business Names in the online BT Telephone Directory. Eventually I found a phone number in another person’s online complaint about them, so I rang them to be told my order had been shipped on the 5th July. No apology for not communicating with me – in fact complete indifference.<br /><br />My order did not arrive until 25th July so apparently it must have been sent by surface mail. There is nothing on their site to substantiate their claim that they advised me to allow 28 days for delivery. Overall their service has been abysmal and it appears they are a company that takes steps to make sure they are hard to locate. <br /><br />It is worth noting that none of their following sites provide contact details – despite some offering money-back deals! <br />https://www.healthbroadcastpayments.com/fxsilica/Default.aspx<br />https://www.healthbroadcastpayments.com/flexilica/Default.aspx?pac=PDW240<br />http://www.collagena.co.za/ note a search of the internet for Professor Carl Arjane touted on this site yields a lot of negative responses.<br />http://www.dermoliftoxonline.com/?pac=PDN23<br /><br />Here are some of the many identities I have found for them:<br />http://www.fxsilica.com<br />Health Broadcast, Colchester.<br />Health Broadcast, Health Solutions, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, Hampshire.<br />Health Broadcast, Windbatch House, Whitechapel Lane, Oldford, Frome, Somerset.<br />sucretslimonline.com<br />Phone numbers 0808 208 9190 and 0808 156 9099<br />https://www.naturalchoicepayments.com<br />http://www.activecirculationuk.com<br />http://www.sunrootonline.com selling an extract from a plant that grows like a weed in anyone’s garden!<br />You can find a list of their many overpriced scams on http://www.thepeoplesdoctor.org/index.php/products - note the implication that they are doctors.Martin Radfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-24764058277630135682012-07-25T14:50:32.117+01:002012-07-25T14:50:32.117+01:00Gratz on the baby :) I&#39;m a the proud mum of my...Gratz on the baby :) I&#39;m a the proud mum of my second baby so I can sympathise with the whole colic thing. Thanks for covering this I never bought colic relief as I thought they were most likely nonsense, thanks for looking into it and writing this post :). You have to admit though the first gummy smile that your baby gives you kind of makes up for the weeks of sleep deprevation :)Chibi Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926104090767233916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-9552630557877043112012-07-25T14:38:02.971+01:002012-07-25T14:38:02.971+01:00Ah, didn&#39;t know that. That&#39;s good news at ...Ah, didn&#39;t know that. That&#39;s good news at least.<br /><br />TDr* Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477835188537933171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-58454956066817770052012-07-25T09:45:56.477+01:002012-07-25T09:45:56.477+01:00Fantastic! Preying on the fears of new parents is ...Fantastic! Preying on the fears of new parents is abominable.<br /><br />You said:<br /><br />&quot;Crosscare Ltd, despite being in Ireland and technically outside ASA&#39;s remit&quot;<br /><br />As far as I&#39;m aware, if a company is marketing <em>to</em> the UK, then it doesn&#39;t matter where they&#39;re based, they are within the ASA&#39;s remit.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419783839561343514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-25476341435693094952012-07-14T12:06:10.803+01:002012-07-14T12:06:10.803+01:00Hi Mark,
Are you a medical doctor or a chiropract...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Are you a medical doctor or a chiropractic one? <br /><br />What are these interferences, that no-one has ever seen, or provided evidence for? Your comment is nonsense rhetoric and doesn&#39;t make any actual sense, certainly in a scientific sense.<br /><br />TDr* Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477835188537933171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96088503557170302.post-88157631121372612552012-07-14T00:05:08.193+01:002012-07-14T00:05:08.193+01:00I think you have to be careful when you quote some...I think you have to be careful when you quote something. In reading your article, I don&#39;t think you took them out of context, but it would have been very easy to do. To clarify, chiropractic care doesn&#39;t cure people of ailments; the body cures people. Chiropractic care just removes any interferences that the body may encounter.Dr Mark Burickhttp://www.burickwellness.com/noreply@blogger.com